Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Bangladesh continues to witness steady growth in outbound migration, with record-breaking remittance earnings, but the government is still not equipped to accurately track the returnee migrant workers.

While there is data on the number of workers sent abroad, there is no regular update on how many return home -- alive or dead -- due to factors like job loss, fraud, or illness.

According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Bangladesh is the 6th largest migrant-sending country, with over 11 million Bangladeshi migrants working worldwide.

However, migrant rights groups say that a significant number of migrants return home under various distressing circumstances, but the government does not give due imp...